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LGBT Asian & Pacific Islander Experiences - An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide

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These titles deal with the wide range of experiences of LGBT people living in Asian and Pacific Island nations. An SFPL LGBT Booklist.

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16 items

16 items

Backward Glances

Backward Glances

Contemporary Chinese Cultures and the Female Homoerotic Imaginary

by Martin, Fran

Book - 2010

Martin examines lesbian romantic/erotic imagery in print, film, and television, focusing on the popularity of schoolgirl love stories in Chinese culture. Martin examines lesbian romantic/erotic imagery in print, film, and television, focusing on the popularity of schoolgirl love stories in Chinese culture. Show less

Martin examines lesbian romantic/erotic imagery in print, film, and television, focusing on the popularity of schoolgirl love stories in Chinese culture. Martin examines lesbian romantic/erotic imagery in print, film, and television, focusing on the popularity of schoolgirl love stories in Chinese culture. Show less

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Conditional Spaces

Conditional Spaces

Hong Kong Lesbian Desires and Everyday Life

by Tang, Denise Tse-Shang

Book - 2011

Tang examines the lives of women with same-sex desires, including transgender lesbian women in Hong Kong and the surrounding area. Tang examines the lives of women with same-sex desires, including transgender lesbian women in Hong Kong and the surrounding area. Show less

Tang examines the lives of women with same-sex desires, including transgender lesbian women in Hong Kong and the surrounding area. Tang examines the lives of women with same-sex desires, including transgender lesbian women in Hong Kong and the surrounding area. Show less

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Gaysia

Gaysia

Adventures in the Queer East

by Law, Benjamin

Book - 2014?

Law, an Australian writer, sets out to explore gay life in different parts of Asia, from sex resorts in Bali, to sham marriages in China, sex workers in Burma, and more. Law, an Australian writer, sets out to explore gay life in different parts of Asia, from sex resorts in Bali, to sham marriages in China, sex workers in Burma, and more. Show less

Law, an Australian writer, sets out to explore gay life in different parts of Asia, from sex resorts in Bali, to sham marriages in China, sex workers in Burma, and more. Law, an Australian writer, sets out to explore gay life in different parts of Asia, from sex resorts in Bali, to sham marriages in China, sex workers in Burma, and more. Show less

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Gender Diversity in Indonesia

Gender Diversity in Indonesia

Sexuality, Islam and Queer Selves

by Davies, Sharyn Graham

Book - 2010

Davies examines the broad range of gender diversity throughout Indonesia, and particularly in context with Muslim religion. (See also "Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders" 306.768 G2853). Davies examines the broad range of gender diversity throughout Indonesia, and particularly in context with Muslim religion. (See also "Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders" 306.768 G2853). Show less

Davies examines the broad range of gender diversity throughout Indonesia, and particularly in context with Muslim religion. (See also "Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders" 306.768 G2853). Davies examines the broad range of gender diversity throughout Indonesia, and particularly in context with Muslim religion. (See also "Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders" 306.768 G2853). Show less

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Imagining Gay Paradise

Imagining Gay Paradise

Bali, Bangkok, and Cyber-Singapore

by Atkins, Gary

Book - 2012

Atkins explores the historical conceptualization of Southeast Asia as a gay paradise by Westerners. Atkins explores the historical conceptualization of Southeast Asia as a gay paradise by Westerners. Show less

Atkins explores the historical conceptualization of Southeast Asia as a gay paradise by Westerners. Atkins explores the historical conceptualization of Southeast Asia as a gay paradise by Westerners. Show less

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Kawa

Kawa

DVD - 2012

Based on a novel by the writer of "Whale Rider," this film explores the familial handing over of leadership between a father and his closeted, married gay son. Based on a novel by the writer of "Whale Rider," this film explores the familial handing over of leadership between a father and his closeted, married gay son. Show less

Based on a novel by the writer of "Whale Rider," this film explores the familial handing over of leadership between a father and his closeted, married gay son. Based on a novel by the writer of "Whale Rider," this film explores the familial handing over of leadership between a father and his closeted, married gay son. Show less

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The Libertine's Friend

The Libertine's Friend

Homosexuality and Masculinity in Late Imperial China

by Vitiello, Giovanni

Book - 2011

Vitiello looks at iconic characters such as the libertine scholar, the chivalric hero, and the lustful monk, shedding light on issues including the social...Show more Vitiello looks at iconic characters such as the libertine scholar, the chivalric hero, and the lustful monk, shedding light on issues including the social and legal boundaries that regulated sex between men, the rise of male prostitution, and the aesthetics of male beauty. Show less

Vitiello looks at iconic characters such as the libertine scholar, the chivalric hero, and the lustful monk, shedding light on issues including the social...Show more Vitiello looks at iconic characters such as the libertine scholar, the chivalric hero, and the lustful monk, shedding light on issues including the social and legal boundaries that regulated sex between men, the rise of male prostitution, and the aesthetics of male beauty. Show less

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Queer Indigenous Studies

Queer Indigenous Studies

Critical Interventions in Theory, Politics, and Literature

Book - 2011

A multidisciplinary look at queer indigenous cultures from the Americas to the Pacific. A multidisciplinary look at queer indigenous cultures from the Americas to the Pacific. Show less

A multidisciplinary look at queer indigenous cultures from the Americas to the Pacific. A multidisciplinary look at queer indigenous cultures from the Americas to the Pacific. Show less

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Queer Politics and Sexual Modernity in Taiwan

Queer Politics and Sexual Modernity in Taiwan

by Huang, Hans Tao-Ming

Book - 2011

Huang looks at the unfolding relation between queer and national culture, and reveals the layered connections between homosexuality, prostitution, and feminism. Huang looks at the unfolding relation between queer and national culture, and reveals the layered connections between homosexuality, prostitution, and feminism. Show less

Huang looks at the unfolding relation between queer and national culture, and reveals the layered connections between homosexuality, prostitution, and feminism. Huang looks at the unfolding relation between queer and national culture, and reveals the layered connections between homosexuality, prostitution, and feminism. Show less

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Queer Voices From Japan

Queer Voices From Japan

First-person Narratives From Japan's Sexual Minorities

Book - 2007

This anthology of first-person narratives provides both an historical and contemporary look at the experience of being LGBT in Japan. This anthology of first-person narratives provides both an historical and contemporary look at the experience of being LGBT in Japan. Show less

This anthology of first-person narratives provides both an historical and contemporary look at the experience of being LGBT in Japan. This anthology of first-person narratives provides both an historical and contemporary look at the experience of being LGBT in Japan. Show less

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Restoried Selves

Restoried Selves

Autobiographies of Queer Asian-Pacific American Activists

Book - 2004

Twenty activists write about growing up queer, and about what led them to activism. Twenty activists write about growing up queer, and about what led them to activism. Show less

Twenty activists write about growing up queer, and about what led them to activism. Twenty activists write about growing up queer, and about what led them to activism. Show less

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Sexual Encounters

Sexual Encounters

Pacific Texts, Modern Sexualities

by Wallace, Lee

Book - 2003

In discussing homosexuality and male-to-female transgender experience in Samoa, Wallace challenges the stereotypical view of the Pacific Island nations as source of libertine heterosexual opportunity. In discussing homosexuality and male-to-female transgender experience in Samoa, Wallace challenges the stereotypical view of the Pacific Island nations as source of libertine heterosexual opportunity. Show less

In discussing homosexuality and male-to-female transgender experience in Samoa, Wallace challenges the stereotypical view of the Pacific Island nations as source of libertine heterosexual opportunity. In discussing homosexuality and male-to-female transgender experience in Samoa, Wallace challenges the stereotypical view of the Pacific Island nations as source of libertine heterosexual opportunity. Show less

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Shanghai Lalas

Shanghai Lalas

Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China

by Kam, Lucetta Yip Lo

Book - 2013

Alternating between the author's own experiences and her ethnographic research, readers are introduced to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life in Shanghai. Alternating between the author's own experiences and her ethnographic research, readers are introduced to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life in Shanghai. Show less

Alternating between the author's own experiences and her ethnographic research, readers are introduced to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life in Shanghai. Alternating between the author's own experiences and her ethnographic research, readers are introduced to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life in Shanghai. Show less

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Under Bright Lights

Under Bright Lights

Gay Manila and the Global Scene

by Benedicto, Bobby

Book - 2014

The glitz of gay Manila can't obscure the poverty and decaying society, and in fact reinforces class, racial, and gender hierarchies of in the Philippines. The glitz of gay Manila can't obscure the poverty and decaying society, and in fact reinforces class, racial, and gender hierarchies of in the Philippines. Show less

The glitz of gay Manila can't obscure the poverty and decaying society, and in fact reinforces class, racial, and gender hierarchies of in the Philippines. The glitz of gay Manila can't obscure the poverty and decaying society, and in fact reinforces class, racial, and gender hierarchies of in the Philippines. Show less

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Western Queers in China

Western Queers in China

Flight to the Land of Oz

by Mungello, D. E.

Book - 2012

Twenty-some gay men are known to have moved from Europe and North America to China, in the hope of finding, or creating, a safe haven. Mungello examines t...Show more Twenty-some gay men are known to have moved from Europe and North America to China, in the hope of finding, or creating, a safe haven. Mungello examines their relations with Chinese men: their friendships, intellectual connections, and their eroticization of Chinese masculinity. Show less

Twenty-some gay men are known to have moved from Europe and North America to China, in the hope of finding, or creating, a safe haven. Mungello examines t...Show more Twenty-some gay men are known to have moved from Europe and North America to China, in the hope of finding, or creating, a safe haven. Mungello examines their relations with Chinese men: their friendships, intellectual connections, and their eroticization of Chinese masculinity. Show less

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Women's Sexualities and Masculinities in A Globalizing Asia

Women's Sexualities and Masculinities in A Globalizing Asia

Book - 2007

This collection of essays examines the growth of masculine/feminine lesbian relationships in the context of increased globalization. Winner of the Ruth Be...Show more This collection of essays examines the growth of masculine/feminine lesbian relationships in the context of increased globalization. Winner of the Ruth Benedict Award. (See also "Toms and Dees: Transgender Identity and Female Same-sex Relationships in Thailand" by Megan Sinnott, 306.768 Si66t). Show less

This collection of essays examines the growth of masculine/feminine lesbian relationships in the context of increased globalization. Winner of the Ruth Be...Show more This collection of essays examines the growth of masculine/feminine lesbian relationships in the context of increased globalization. Winner of the Ruth Benedict Award. (See also "Toms and Dees: Transgender Identity and Female Same-sex Relationships in Thailand" by Megan Sinnott, 306.768 Si66t). Show less

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